ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A Weaverville woman is facing felony charges after turning herself in following a reported fatal hit-and-run that happened on April 8 in Asheville.
The Asheville Police Department said in a news release that Kerrigan Abrielle Hensley, 21, turned herself in on May 8. According to police reports, two pedestrians were struck by a car at the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Patton Avenue around 11:36 p.m. on April 8, and one of the pedestrians, Tyler Michael White, 37, died at the scene. The other pedestrian was taken to Mission Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Following an investigation and with consultation from the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office, police charged Hensley with death by vehicle and two counts of felony hit and run. According to the police report, a vehicle traveling West on Patton Avenue swerved into the median, striking both pedestrians before fleeing the scene…